Shootings during Milwaukee celebration wound 3
As crowds celebrated the Bucks’ first NBA championship in 50 years Tuesday night, two shootings in downtown Milwaukee left three people…
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Jets coach Knapp battling life-threatening injuries
New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp is battling life-threatening injuries suffered in a bicycling accident Saturday near his home in…
Kirby: Bulldogs at 85% vaccinated, but not done
Georgia is over the 85% threshold for vaccines, thus avoiding regular COVID-19 testing and wearing masks indoors, but coach Kirby Smart…
Source: Rams’ Akers out for ’21 with Achilles tear
Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers has a torn Achilles, and a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the second-year…
Tokyo boss won’t rule out cancellation of Games
A last-minute cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still possible, the chief of the Games’ organizing committee said. The announcement…
Sources: Rodgers nixed deal to be top-paid QB
Disgruntled Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers turned down a two-year extension this offseason that would have made him the highest-paid QB in…
Irvin upset Cowboys miss vaccine threshold
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin said the team isn’t thinking about winning if it isn’t at the 85% COVID-19…
COVID forfeits on table for SEC as vax totals lag
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says that unlike last year, games will not be postponed over COVID concerns. Six of the conference’s…
LaVine enters protocol, not on flight to Tokyo
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team has been together for two weeks. There have been six practices. The team played four…
Steelers add Ingram to help fill Dupree vacancy
The Steelers are signing edge rusher Melvin Ingram, he told NFL reporter Josina Anderson, as Pittsburgh looks to fills a major…
Lynch, Kemp, Bird among stars at Kraken draft
Among those scheduled to reveal players selected by the Kraken in the expansion draft are Storm guard Sue Bird, Seahawks linebacker…
Pirates swipe 3 runs off Mets’ bizarre mistake
The Pirates swiped three runs Sunday when Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker mistakenly batted a fair ball into foul territory, prompting a…
Gauff positive for COVID-19, won’t play in Tokyo
Tennis star Coco Gauff will not represent the United States at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19….
Fan who hit Verdugo banned from all MLB parks
The fan who hit Boston Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo with a baseball thrown from the Yankee Stadium stands has…
U.S. women’s basketball earns first exhibition win
A’ja Wilson scored 16 points and Breanna Stewart added 14 to help the U.S. beat Nigeria 93-62 on Sunday in the…
DeGrom halts throwing due to forearm tightness
Mets ace Jacob deGrom is dealing with right forearm tightness and will miss his scheduled start Monday against the Reds, manager…
Sources: Nuggets’ Barton declines player option
Denver Nuggets wing Will Barton has declined his $14.7 million player option for the 2021-2022 season and will become a free…